I'm not sure where those numbers came from. I just started, on day two....I log my food on MFP and I was just over 1400 cals for the first day. So, I was not hungry yesterday...just eating lunch and not really hungry but eating anyway.

I looked at the review of the diet and one of the reviewers calculated that it's like 600-800 cals a day diet for the first 4 days. How are your hunger levels? I normally start chewing furniture on below 1000 cals by 4 pm on the second day.

Here is the quote from the review:

I read that review too... that's pretty much when I decided I would eat however much I wanted.

During phase 2 I have been having beef jerky as a snack (2 to 3 ounces) or I'll have lunch meat with dijon mustard or horseradish (2 to 3 ounces again).

I know you weigh yourself all the time. On this diet in your first week, did you weight yourself a lot as well...If so, when did you start to see the loss? I know you said you lost something like 8 lbs the first week. I'm just starting Phase 3 of the first week. For chits and giggles I stood on the scale this morn and I haven't lost anything.

In caloric/macros split diets weight drop occur rapidly and drammatically in the low carb phase (usually on day 2, 3 and 4). Normally it corresponds to urinating buckets as you free up water. Did you pair up the low carb pahse with boot-camp style workouts - in other words many sets of many reps with light weights (is it recommended?)

I picked up this book at the library after reading the Amazon reviews. I don't know if I will do it as the phase 1 carbs scare me a bit. There are many foods listed that I basically gave up during my weight loss. Can I ask if any of you were fairly low carb previously and what sort of reaction (or not) you got to the carb increase? What sort of losses have you had?

Thanks for your response. I've been told that I've "lost enough" but truthfully, there is still some fat on me that I'd like to get rid of. I've been considering a # of diet changes/refinements that might help me lose an additional 8-10#s of fat. I've concentrated on resistance exercise to build muscle but this is a slow process, especially for an older woman.